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Building Arduino Projects for the Internet of Things

Building Arduino Projects for the Internet of Things: Experiments with Real-World Applications

This is a book about building Arduino-powered devices for everyday use, and then connecting those devices to the Internet. If youre one of the many who have decided to build your own Arduino-powered devices for IoT applications, youve probably wished you could find a single resource--a guidebook for the eager-to-learn Arduino enthusiast--that teaches logically, methodically, and practically how the Arduino works and what you can build with it.
Building Arduino Projects for the Internet of Things: Experiments with Real-World Applications is exactly what you need. Written by a software developer and solution architect who got tired of hunting and gathering various lessons for Arduino development as he taught himself all about the topic, this book gives you an incredibly strong foundation of Arduino-based device development, from which you can go in any direction according to your specific development needs and desires.


Readers are introduced to the building blocks of IoT, and then deploy those principles to by building a variety of useful projects. Projects in the books gradually introduce the reader to key topics such as internet connectivity with Arduino, common IoT protocols, custom web visualization, and Android apps that receive sensor data on-demand and in realtime. IoT device enthusiasts of all ages will want this book by their side when developing Android-based devices.


What Youll Learn:

• Connect an Arduino device to the Internet
• Creating an Arduino circuit that senses temperature
• Publishing data collected from an Arduino to a server and to an MQTT broker
• Setting up channels in Xively
• Setting up an app in IBM Bluematrix
• Using Node-RED to define complex flows
• Publishing data visualization in a web app
• Reporting motion-sensor data through a mobile app
• Creating a remote control for house lights
• Creating a machine-to-machine communication requiring no human intervention
• Creating a location-aware device

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Building Multicopter Video Drones

Build and fly multicopter drones to gather breathtaking video footage

Building Multicopter Video Drones
About This Book

• Capture mind-blowing video from the sky and impress your friends and colleagues
• Choose and configure components to build your own multicopter
• Fully illustrated and written in a conversational manner

Who This Book Is For
This book is for a wide range of individuals who are looking to shoot aerial footage with a multicopter. No previous flying experience is assumed, but even the most expert flyers will find unexpected and interesting information.

What You Will Learn

• Discover the physics of multicopter flight
• Browse through the plethora of turnkey systems to choose a fabricated platform that suits your needs
• Get acquainted with safety precautions to minimize your legal and financial liability
• Calculate the specifications of the components youre purchasing to maximize flight time and performance
• Program and calibrate the guidance system of your drone
• Familiarize yourself with the key maneuvers for cinematic multicopter videography
• Understand post-production editing and preparation techniques to improve your multicopter footage

In Detail
Multicopters have revolutionized the television and film industry. For the cost of just a few hours of traditional helicopter rental, videographers and cinematographers can own a multicopter drone that shoots stunning aerial shots that helicopter pilots can only dream of. This book is a practical guide that aims to help you learn how to build, fly, and program your own drone.

The book starts by explaining the physics of multicopter flight and then walks you through all of the decision processes when choosing a platform. From turnkey systems to custom-built multicopters, you will not only comprehend the working of the components, but also gauge why the choices you make are crucial and how they affect your flight. As you go through the book, you will gain a firm grip on the principles, choices, and safety issues involved in a multicopter flight.

Finally, it will teach you the maneuvers to capture great camera movements and explain the intricacies of stabilizing them in post-production. In short, you will be well on your way to becoming a professional multicopter videographer.

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Building a Wireless Security Camera with Arduino

Easily Build Your Own DIY Wireless Security Camera Using the Arduino Platform

Building a Wireless Security Camera with Arduino
Imagine being able to watch whats going on in your home while you are away. What if you could build your own wireless security camera using the Arduino platform and some basic components?

In Building a Wireless Security Camera with Arduino, Marco Schwartz from the Open Home Automation website presents a straight to the point method to build your own security camera device with Arduino.

In this book, you will learn:

• How to configure an Arduino Yun & connect a USB camera to the board
• How to assemble the hardware of your camera
• How to make the camera stream local & cloud live video
• How to automatically save pictures of intruders on Dropbox

Buy this book now to start building your own wireless security camera with Arduino!

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Building a Home Security System with Arduino

Design, build and maintain a home security system with Arduino Uno

Building a Home Security System with Arduino
About This Book

• Learn what a security system is, how it works and create one for yourself
• Develop a security system by setting up security cameras and motion detector systems
• Manage and analyze all the data collected by the sensors from the security system, using a graphical application

Who This Book Is For
This book is for novice programmers and hobbyists who want to understand how Arduino can be used to program a home security system as well as to those who want to delve deeper into the world of Arduino.

What You Will Learn

• Run cables and electricity to support home security infrastructure
• Connect Arduino to your programming environment
• Learn to interact with output devices – alarms, locks, shutters
• Understand different parts of electronics circuit (MOSFET, resistor, capacitor)
• Integrate home monitoring and security notifications with monitoring systems
• Use logical level shifter with Arduino to send and receive data to and from Raspberry PI

In Detail
Arduino is an open source micro-controller built on a single circuit board that is capable of receiving sensory input from the environment and controlling interactive physical objects. It is also a development environment that allows the writing of software to the board, and is programmed in the Arduino programming language. It is used for a variety of different purposes and projects, from simple projects such as building a thermostat, to more advanced ones such as robotics, web servers, seismographs, home security systems and synthesizers.

This book will demonstrate how the Arduino can be used to develop a highly connected home security system by mobilizing a network of sensors which can feed alerts back to an Arduino when alarms are triggered. You will know the current state of security systems, well supported by the designs that fit best for your environment. Also, we will see some current technologies such as NFC, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and will finally create a complete web interface that will allow us to remotely manage our system, and even send daily bulletins with the summary of activity.

Towards the end, well develop a wireless home security system by setting up security cameras and motion detectors (door and gate trips, temperature sensors). We will then set up a centralized remote access hub (powered by the Arduino) that allows sensors to connect to the wireless home network that can be viewed and interacted by the user.

Style and approach
A step-by-step guide with numerous examples focusing on providing the practical skills required to build home security applications using Arduino.

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